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Asha Sharma might be the MVP that we didn't deserve! Xbox has unveiled its manifesto and gameplan and one big point is that Xbox is reconsidering its exclusivity strategy! How many of you accosted me for my unrelenting and scathing criticism of Xbox's exclusivity strategy?! Its time for repentance!

Xbox Head Asha Sharma comes out to admit that Xbox Game Pass is too expensive, there are rumblings of fierce debates raging on about Xbox exclusivity at Xbox HQ, Replaced has finally released, Capcom scores another big win with Pragmata and more!Joining me is Fonz ► https://www.youtube.com/@Fonz_Gaming

Previews for the next big title from Xbox, Forza Horizon 6, have come out and they have been very positive. Could this be this generation's best racer? Cyberpunk gets an update on Playstation that sets the stables and the PC crowd in a frenzy, Marathon's budget got revealed which makes its future look more uncertain, Xbox might be getting rid of Call of Duty on Game Pass and the Xbox Parasocial Program has begun!Joining me will be Jez Corden ► https://www.youtube.com/@jez.c

Xbox is taking 2026 very seriously. It looks like Asha Sharma is off to a good start by bringing Xbox Fanfest back. Gears of War E Day surprises me by not only being revealed and having a deep dive this summer but is also slated for a release this year! State of Decay 3 is also not dead with alpha playthroughs available next month! There is all sorts going on at the moment including Halo Studios leadership coming under fire for mismanagement. Is Halo doomed again?!

I have been away for the last couple of weeks and boy has A LOT happened during those 2 weeks. The drama of this generation continues with all kinds of crazy developments. PlayStation has had a particularly tough week as it not only shuts down another studio it also rolls out a massive global price hike for its console that is almost 6 years old! This despite reassuring customers it wouldnt do so. Then the DLSS 5 debacle had the internet screaming "AI SLOP" almost in unison, Xbox ditched the This Is An Xbox campaign which was frankly, atrocious, Xbox had a partner showcase and Crimson Desert has divided everyone. Frankly, there are so many topics I'm not sure how I'm going to cover it all! Hence why today is a solo show. Brace thyself.

Well, there it is! The doubters have been proven wrong as Microsoft shows its commitment to gaming by revealing that it will indeed be releasing a new console which has now been revealed as Project Helix! Bloomberg's Jason Schreier reveals that Sony is indeed pulling away from PC as far as its single player first party games are concerned. Marathon has released and Highguard is officially about to die.

Its been a busy week of gaming news. Marathon had its public server slam and impressions are not that great. Playstation is rumoured to be withdrawing away from PC releases of its single player exclusives and Xbox leader Asha Sharma has been doing the rounds with interviews and the Xbox community is lapping it up...all over again. Resident Evil Requiem has come out wowing many and Wolverine has a release date! Oh and Bluepoint hates Sony apparently...

What an insane week for gaming! So much turmoil and drama. Firstly, Sony suddenly kills Playstation studio Bluepoint, responsible for delivering great titles out of the blue which results in the Playstation community calling for Hermen Hulst to be fired and the very next day, industry legend and Head of Xbox Phil Spencer announces his retirement! And Sarah Bond then decides to resign with him! In comes in an AI exec Asha Sharma who has no prior experience in gaming at all! What a mess. Joining me to discuss all this as Tom Henderson of Insider Gaming ► https://www.youtube.com/@insider_gaming

Watch my solo stream moments after it was announced that Phil Spencer was retiring and Sarah Bond was resigning.

The internet seems to suggest that Playstation's State of Play was actually a good show which is at odds with my impression of it and it suggests to me that Stockholm Syndrome has set in for many onlookers who have adjusted their expectations after successive bland Sony shows have now caused people to accept a lower standard from the market leader. But maybe I'm wrong? Playstation is getting more remakes and remasters of games and perhaps there is nothing wrong with that? Also God of War Sons of Sparda shadow-dropped and whilst this was a cause for much jubilation in the Playstation camp, perhaps the celebrations were premature? Well that's what the creator of God of War thinks. Join me to discuss all this and more!